Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Public Spaces and Infoscape

LINCOLN
CENTER
FOR
THE
PERFORMING
ARTS
PUBLIC
SPACES
AND
INFOSCAPE

The Lincoln Center Public Spaces Project includes the transformation of Lincoln Center’s three-block frontage at Columbus Avenue, the redesign of Fountain Plaza and North Plaza, a network of smart technologies integrated with traditional building materials to deliver real-time information throughout the campus, and the conversion of 65th Street from a service corridor into a New York City street, dubbed the "Avenue of the Arts".

  • Aerial view of Columbus Avenue entrance
    Aerial view of Columbus Avenue entrance
  • View through submerged drop-off on Columbus Avenue
    View through submerged drop-off on Columbus Avenue
  • New Revson Fountain
    New Revson Fountain
  • New Columbus Avenue entrance
  • Infopeel at the prow of Broadway and 65th Street
  • Columbus Avenue entrance with canopies
  • New Revson Fountain at dusk
  • Bosque at North Plaza
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Project information
ClientLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsSize (GSF)700000
Location         Lincoln Center Public Spaces and Infoscape, New York, United States
Milestones
Commission2003South Campus and Josie Robertson Plaza Complete200965th Street and North Plaza Complete2009
Infoscape Complete2010
Credits
PartnersElizabeth Diller,Ricardo Scofidio,and Charles Renfro
Project LeadersBenjamin Gilmartin and Kevin Rice
Designers (South Campus + Josie Robertson Plaza)Andrew Colopy,Pablo Garcia,Laith Sayigh,Matt Peterson,Robert Condon,Eric Howeler,Shawn Mackinnon,Chiara Baccarini,Charles Curran,and Peter Zuspan
Designers (65th Street + North Plaza)Mateo Antonio de Cardenas,Felipe Ferrer,Pablo Garcia,Michael Hundsnurscher,Toshikatsu Kiuchi,Roman Loretan,Haruka Saito,Zoë Small,and Josh Uhl
Designers (Infoscape)Mateo Antonio de Cardenas,Felipe Ferrer,Toshikatsu Kiuchi,Roman Loretan,and Matthew Johnson
External credits
Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXCollaborativeDesign Architects, Infoscape, 65th Stree, and North Plaza
Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Beyer Blinder BelleDesign Architects, South Campus and Josie Robertson Plaza
ArupStructural Engineering and MEP Engineering
Tillotson Design AssociatesLighting Design
Mathews Nielsen Landscape ArchitectsLandscape Architects
WET DesignFountain Design
Urban Trees + SoilTrees
Dewhurst Macfarlane and PartnersGlass Engineers
Philip Habib & AssociatesTraffic Engineers
Scharff Weisberg A/V Design
2x4Graphics
Langan EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering
Jaffe HoldenAcoustic Consultants
Shen Milsom & WilkeInfoscape Telecommunications
James R. Gainfort Consulting ArchitectsWaterproofing Consultant
Rich HauslerHardware Consultant
Jerome S. Gillman ConsultingCode Consultant
IROS Elevator Design ServicesElevator Consultant
AegisSecurity Consultant
Construction SpecificationsSpecifications
Turner Construction and RCDolner ConstructionConstruction Managers

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